An XML injection vulnerability was found in Limesurvey before 3.17.14 that allows remote attackers to import specially crafted XML files an…

published 2019-09-09 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-6991

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.4%; EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits: 0; none known

An XML injection vulnerability was found in Limesurvey before 3.17.14 that allows remote attackers to import specially crafted XML files and execute code or compromise data integrity.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

limesurvey limesurvey 3.17.14

github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey@5870fd1 commit

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Exploit prediction

2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

github.com /LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/5870fd1037058bc4e43cccf893b576c72293371e#diff-d539f3f8185667ee48db78e1bf65a3b4R4
patch, release-notes, third-party-advisory
limesurvey.org /limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-16174
NVD CVE-2019-16174

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